She's rounding 1st...

      With baseball season approaching I thought the title was witty lol. Yesterday Becca received her final treatment with the "red devil"! This part of her treatment is done and some other good news. The masses have begun to shrink! Oh happy day some improvement! No scans or imaging just by touch but you can tell and more importantly she can tell. It really is a wonderful thing and gives renewed hope. Until now all that she has been going thru seemed to be for nothing but a promise that treatment would DO something. Now we can say it is and have renewed drive to get through the next phase.

      In 2 weeks she starts her weekly treatments. Lower risk of side effects and it will be nice to go every week. Will feel that we are rolling along and not sitting idle while we wait. looking at the end of June and can kind of make it out now. She's on her way to 2nd soon to be rounding it and on her way to 3rd.  Keep up the words of support and little messages to her. Share the fundraiser link and keep word out there. You are all the most wonderful people we have ever known. This little improvement has happened in part because of you :) 

So that happened

      Last week I let you know that Becca wasn't doing too well. That was fun! She was in bed for 3 days, migraines galore, and no energy what-so-ever. She is doing better now I am happy to report. The combination of chemo kicking her immune system down a few hundred notches and a nasty head cold is what did it. You know she still handled it better than I would have.

      She was feeling a little better Sunday and was out of bed most of the day. Even ventured to the outside world a couple times. I was, however, able to convince her to stay home Monday and Tuesday as she just looked wiped. She's still so tired. Nothing like this last weekend but it's enough. Almost came home on Thursday, sad and angry, because of it. Looking down the road of this thing she can't yet see the light and that's not helping. We've been trying to think about a trip to take next year during spring break. Something to work towards and look forward to. Suggestions welcome. This weekend she'll venture out to Janesville and look for picture frames to finish a project. She's looking forward to that! It's outside!

      On top of it all Xander was sick too mid week. Today she hugged him for the first time since a week ago Friday. I've been keeping busy trying to keep the place clean. Bought a small air purifier for her office at work which will help (I hope) keep the crap out of her. Really wish she didn't have to work in a basement of an old building and around so many people with their germs. Need to get a whole house purifier but don't have the funds right now. Working on it.

      

Maybe this would work better for her ;)

      Trying to find ways of making extra cash. Karaoke isn't going anywhere and even if it did I got one speaker that's bad off and can't see spending money on repairing/replacing it without knowing I'll make money with it. May have to bust out the fishnets and find a corner soon. Yeah that'll work.

Is it a cold or is it chemo?

      Becca has been down all weekend with what we think is a head cold. Bad headaches, lethargy, no nausea but she's not eating a lot. Could be the chemo as the first weekend after treatment isn't the best but if it is chemo this has been the worst so far. Knowing her she will still try to go to work tomorrow. Trying to get her to stay home because after staying in bed for so long she's not going to have the energy. She's stubborn though so my chances of success are slim to none. Made her some eggs and toast and I check in every hour or so to see if she needs anything.
      Short post I know but not much to say. One more treatment on the 27th and then two weeks after that she starts her 12 week run getting treatment once a week. Can't be done soon enough. She so wants to get back to her old self. Bills are coming in and everybody has been wonderful with payment plans. I do have to say without our supporters donating to our fundraiser I don't know what we would do. Bankruptcy after all is said and done comes to mind. Thank you all for your help and positive vibes. Please continue to spread the word. Facebook, Twitter, anything and everything. I'll keep you posted and get another post out next week sometime.

Are We There Yet?

      So sorry it's been a bit but not a lot has changed. Becca is doing well and her treatments are now every 2 weeks. She is feeling tired and keeps complaining about stuff which is starting to get on my nerves. I mean suck it up already. I have problems too but you don't see me bitching about them.

      Anyways the color red in any beverage makes her want to puke. It's the color of the chemo she gets right now so those beverages are now outlawed till further notice. Her throat has been sore. We think due to the shot she gets the day after chemo to boost her immune system. This has affected her diet but she is still getting food in so that's good. Sleeplessness has been a big problem but she assures me she will try to take her pills before bed from now on. She's just not a pill person unless it's REALLY necessary.

      The stubble on her head continues to shed (hey that rhymes) and is a constant pain for her. We thought of shaving it off but I'm afraid she'd bleed out before I could finish so, as death is not the goal here, we'll just wait it out. I find myself back into the routine of asking her how she's doing a lot. I know she's fine and would tell me if she wasn't but I can't help it. It weighs on her the amount of time between now and when she can say it's over. When you think about it it's a bit daunting to imagine. You will have 8-12 months of your life that will no longer be your own and will be bound by medical procedures and rules and guidelines during that period to which you must adhere. On top of that she hates being the center of attention. Which is fine because that's my job dammit
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      She took today off to rest and try to get some sleep. I doubt that will happen as her body is as stubborn as she is. I took morning and went shopping, ran some errands and gave blood, hoping she would sleep but NOOOOO. Got a few hours to kill before I make dinner so while she's laying down in the bedroom (not sleeping probably) I'll watch some recorded "crap" shows (as she likes to call them) and wait till she comes out so I can again ask "how are you doing?".